"Kopp" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kɔp/, [kɔp] Audio: De-Kopp.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from German Low German and Central German Kopp; compare standard Upper German Kopf and German kop. Adopted from the dialects into colloquial standard German. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|nds-de|-}} Borrowed from German Low German, {{cog|de|gml|kop}} German kop Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Kopp m (strong, genitive Kopps, plural Köppe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Kopps [genitive], Köppe [plural], strong [table-tags], Kopp [nominative, singular], Köppe [definite, nominative, plural], Kopps [genitive, singular], Köppe [definite, genitive, plural], Kopp [dative, singular], Köppen [dative, definite, plural], Kopp [accusative, singular], Köppe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) alternative form of Kopf (“head”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, masculine, regional, strong Alternative form of: Kopf (extra: head)
    Sense id: en-Kopp-de-noun-AqoqBRtV Categories (other): Central German, Northern German, Regional German
  2. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany, in compounds) used to make all kinds of humorous, somewhat negative words for people Tags: colloquial, in-compounds, masculine, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Kopp-de-noun-sbXBXsK~ Categories (other): Central German, Northern German, Regional German, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 21 23 34 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 23 24 33 18 1 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Fischkopp, Käskopp, Köpper, nich' lang schnacken, Kopp in'n Nacken

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Fischkopp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Käskopp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Köpper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nich' lang schnacken, Kopp in'n Nacken"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gml",
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      },
      "expansion": "German kop",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kopps",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Kopp m (strong, genitive Kopps, plural Köppe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "extra": "head",
          "word": "Kopf"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Central German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He has a head like an ox.",
          "text": "Der hat 'n Kopp wie 'n Ochse.",
          "translation": "He has a head like an ox.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of Kopf (“head”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kopp-de-noun-AqoqBRtV",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kopf",
          "Kopf#German"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "northern and central Germany",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) alternative form of Kopf (“head”)"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "regional",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Central German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 21 23 34 18 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 23 24 33 18 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "drunkard",
          "text": "Suffkopp",
          "translation": "drunkard",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "excessive talker, braggart",
          "raw_tags": [
            "compare Quatschkopf"
          ],
          "text": "Quatschkopp",
          "translation": "excessive talker, braggart",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "childish person",
          "text": "Kindskopp",
          "translation": "childish person",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to make all kinds of humorous, somewhat negative words for people"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kopp-de-noun-sbXBXsK~",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "northern and central Germany",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany, in compounds) used to make all kinds of humorous, somewhat negative words for people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "in-compounds",
        "masculine",
        "regional",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔp/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔp]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Kopp"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from German Low German",
    "German terms derived from German Low German",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Fischkopp"
    },
    {
      "word": "Käskopp"
    },
    {
      "word": "Köpper"
    },
    {
      "word": "nich' lang schnacken, Kopp in'n Nacken"
    }
  ],
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kopp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Köppe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "Kopp m (strong, genitive Kopps, plural Köppe)",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,,^e"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "word": "Kopf"
        }
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        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Northern German",
        "Regional German"
      ],
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        {
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            [
              11,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He has a head like an ox.",
          "text": "Der hat 'n Kopp wie 'n Ochse.",
          "translation": "He has a head like an ox.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative form of Kopf (“head”)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "regional",
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        ],
        [
          "Kopf",
          "Kopf#German"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "northern and central Germany",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) alternative form of Kopf (“head”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "regional",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Central German",
        "German colloquialisms",
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        "Northern German",
        "Regional German"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "drunkard",
          "text": "Suffkopp",
          "translation": "drunkard",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "excessive talker, braggart",
          "raw_tags": [
            "compare Quatschkopf"
          ],
          "text": "Quatschkopp",
          "translation": "excessive talker, braggart",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "childish person",
          "text": "Kindskopp",
          "translation": "childish person",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to make all kinds of humorous, somewhat negative words for people"
      ],
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        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "colloquial",
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        "masculine",
        "regional",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔp/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔp]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kopp.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/De-Kopp.ogg/De-Kopp.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Kopp"
}

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